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[Fry] Why Is It?
A few months ago, the rapper Jadakiss released a great song called "Why." The lyrics of the song really hit a special spot in my mind and my heart—and motivated …
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White House, Congress Rolls Back Student Loans, Grants
New York Times is reporting:
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Dust-Up on Floor of U.S. Senate Today
[Breaking] Apparently, it was just disocvered that Republicans snuck a provision into the 3,000-page budget bill that allows agents of congressional committees to have access to anybody's IRS records. They're …
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My Plan to Break Partisan Judicial Stalemates
Mississippians know what it's like to see one of our own attacked unfairly in the judicial confirmation process. Judge Charles Pickering, a good judge who also is a committed Christian, …
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Imagining a Real Youth Movement
By Raj Jayadev writes for Wiretap about problems with the youth voting movement. "[A] movement is about creating choices. The gulf is about imagination. As Desmond Tutu said, it's not …
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Surreal Blog: Stories Too Incredible to Be False
So, I'll start with the story that inspired this Surreal Blog:
Listening to NPR this morning, I decided that we need a place on the JFP site to collect all these crazy stories coming (mostly) out of Washington these days. These …
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Her Divine Cooking Life
The first thing you notice about Barbara Michelson's "Leave Nothing on The Back Burner: My Happy Cooking Life" is the size and heft of the bright yellow hardback book. Then …
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JFP Moving to Rankin County
Last night, as we toiled to get this issue out, Stephen interrupted some people breaking into one of our interns' cars. Fortunately, they didn't get away with much—they threw his …
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New Orleans' Mermaid Lounge to Close
The pinnacle New Orleans underground and indie nightclub, Mermaid Lounge will be closing the doors for good at 1100 Constance come late December. Be sure to catch your last chance …
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[Fleming] God's Will, Not Haley's, Needs to Prevail
Impasse, thy name is Haley! In a precursor to a tumultuous regular session in January, the Mississippi Legislature is deadlocked in a special session concerning the passage of bonds to …
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The Best in Sports in the Next 7 Days
College Basketball: Mississippi State vs. Syracuse (8 p.m., ESPN2/620 AM): The Bulldogs hit the Big Apple for this semifinal game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. The Dogs play Friday …
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The Freest Man Behind Bars
"For a man to act himself, he must be perfectly free; otherwise he is in danger of losing all sense of responsibility or of self-respect."
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On the Verge: Poindexter is at a Crossroads
With perhaps the best angle on the city's skyline, the Poindexter community—starting just west of Gallatin and bumping up to the Jackson State campus—sits on the edge of downtown Jackson …
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[Chick] ‘It Ain't Me'
Praise the Lord, Jill is No. 1! Again, The New York Times confirms what we all know anyway: Southerners are the best darn writers on the planet. Now, Jill Conner …
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‘We Aren't Santa Claus'
There is a showdown this week in the Magnolia State between Gov. Haley Barbour and the state Senate on one side and the House of Representatives on the other. Between …
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Rene Paul Barilleaux
Even as a child, Rene Paul Barilleaux knew he wanted to work in the arts. "Before first grade, I was always interested in drawing, making stuff and doing visual things," …
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Abortion-Breast Cancer Link?
Since Roe v. Wade made abortion legal in 1975, many states with strong abortion opposition have implemented laws that make the procedure a bit more difficult to endure than in …
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[City Buzz] Unwrapped and Unveiled
Photo by Brett Potter A TAX TO LOVE: Financial disaster is looming for the state, and the new Coalition for a Clean Bill of Health wants to raise Mississippi's cigarette …
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"A Sphere In The Heart Of Silence" by John Frusciante
Record Collection is proud to unveil A Sphere In The Heart Of Silence by John Frusciante. John Frusciante reports: "A Sphere" is the 5th album in this extraordinary series of …
